BRIGGS, Thomas
Brother Brigham
Bountiful Pioneer At their December meeting the South Davis Chapter eulogized the pioneer life of Thomas Briggs, which was presented by Bruce Briggs, a second great-grandson. Thomas Briggs emigrated to…
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ROBERTS, Brigham Henry
from History of Utah, Vol. 4, by Orson F. Whitney HONORABLE B. H. ROBERTS is a personage of more than ordinary interest, not only from his official prominence aud his…
HOWARD, Mary Ann Tolman
Her two younger sisters died while crossing the plains and they were just 300 miles from Salt Lake City when her mother passed away. Mary Ann, age 12, and Emma, age 10, washed and dressed their mother, wrapping her in sheets ready for burial. This was a very heart rendering experience for these two young girls. They gathered sage brush to cover and conceal the grave so the coyotes wouldn't find it so easily.
HOWARD, Joseph
A canal ran between and divided the 5 acre farm from that of Joseph's father, William. A pleasant pastime of the children was to watch the horses as they pulled the loads of freight and coal in boats along the canal. Locks were located near by and it was such fun to see the boats raised and lowered as they proceeded on the journey to the big cities.
COX, Orville Sutherland
Being successful in disposing of their chairs, and securing loads of bacon and corn, they were almost home when an Iowa blizzard, or Hurricane, or cyclone, or all in one, struck them. Clouds and Egyptian darkness settled suddenly around them. They had no modern "tornado cellars", to flee into and no manner of shelter of any kind. The cold was intense; the wind came from every direction; they were all skilled backwoodsmen and knew they were very close to their homes; but they also knew that they were hopelessly lost in that swirling wind and those black clouds of snow. They and their oxen were freezing, and their only hope of life was in making a fire and camping where they were.
ALLEN, Jude
In May 1845, the company turned west from their northwestern trek and moved across western Iowa to Fort Vermillion, a French trading post in the present south-eastern part of South Dakota. This group of Mormons was probably the first Anglo American settlers in South Dakota. Jude and the others in the company spent the next ten months hunting buffalo, herding cattle, putting up log cabins, raising vegetables and putting up hay.
LOVELAND, Chester
This pioneer story originally appeared in the Nov/Dec 1980 issue of Pioneer Magazine Colonel Chester Loveland was raised on a farm in Ohio, and his educational advantages were only such…
HOLBROOK, Judge Joseph Holbrook: Faithful Saint
He served in the state legislature from 1859 to 1862 inclusive, it being held at the court house in Salt Lake City. January 20th, 1864, he was again appointed Judge of Davis County. There was a company of "Silvergrays" formed in the south portion of Davis Co. and mustered into service on the 8th day of August 1857, from members of the Nauvoo Legion. They were called the "Mountain Sharps."
ALEXANDER, Abel
Their two year old daughter, Edna, received fatal burns when a pot of freshly made tea was upset, scalding her chest. Due to the shock of the accident as well as the severity of the burn, she died on December 17, 1853. They had to use the funds they had saved to pay for the medical care and burial expenses for their little one.
